TAIPE (Reuters)-Taiwan should trust himself for his security, said the island’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, in response to US President Donald Trump, who said China President Xi Jinping told him he would not break into the island while Trump was in office.
In the last five years, approximately, the democratic Taiwan has faced China’s increasing military and political pressure, which considers the island ruled separately as its “sacred” territory. Beijing never renounced the use of force to put Taiwan under his control.
Asked about Trump’s comments, Taiwan Foreign Ministry spokesman Hsiao Kuang-Wei said the government has closely monitored interactions between the US and China graduated authorities.
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“Taiwan’s safety must be achieved through his own efforts, so our country has been dedicated to increasing his self -defense and resilience. Our country will continue to work hard to do it,” Hsiao told reporters in Taipe.
The United States is the most important international supporter and Taiwan gun supplier, although there are no formal diplomatic ties. There is also no defense treaty, so if China attacks, Washington has no obligation to help.
The United States, which,, however, are required by law to provide Taiwan the means to defend themselves, have long maintained a policy of “strategic ambiguity”, making it clear whether they would respond militarily to a Chinese attack on Taiwan.
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Trump comments on the invasion in an interview with Fox News, before conversations in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the Moscow War in Ukraine.
On Monday, China’s Foreign Ministry said Taiwan is an internal issue that was up to the Chinese people to resolve. Taiwan’s government vehemently opposes China’s sovereignty claims.
(Ben Blanchard’s report)
